A GMA Expert Offers High Style on a Low Budget

Learn tips from an expert on how to save on spring shopping

by Susan Swimmer

Photograph: Image courtesy of Amazon

Just in time for spring shopping deals comes Lara Spencer’s new lifestyle book, I Brake for Yard Sales—and Flea Markets, Thrift Shops, Auctions, and the Occasional Dumpster. With her unerring eye, the Good Morning America coanchor will have you creating a lamp out of a lawn jockey in no time. Spencer’s tips range from sensible (let a professional refinish major pieces) to quirky (re-cover kitchen chairs in heavy-duty vinyl shower curtains), but all are savvy.